Just In: Nigeria records 242 new cases of the COVID-19, totalling 4,641

Nigeria has recorded 242 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing its total infections to 4,641.

In a tweet late Monday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed the news.

A breakdown of the tweet reads below,

242 new cases of #COVID19;

88-Lagos

64-Kano

49-Katsina

13-Kaduna

9-Ogun

6-Gombe

4-Adamawa

3-FCT

1-Ondo

1-Oyo

1–Rivers

1-Zamfara

1-Borno

1-Bauchi

4641 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria

Discharged: 902

Deaths: 150

242 new cases of #COVID19;

88-Lagos
64-Kano
49-Katsina
13-Kaduna
9-Ogun
6-Gombe
4-Adamawa
3-FCT
1-Ondo
1-Oyo
1–Rivers
1-Zamfara
1-Borno
1-Bauchi

4641 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 902
Deaths: 150 pic.twitter.com/2eK1cRJeH0

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 11, 2020

The novel coronavirus has killed at least 283,978 people since the outbreak first emerged in China last December, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1900 GMT on Monday.

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